ESCOLA BSICA DE MONTE GORDO

5TH Written Test of English

Name:_____________________Surname: _________________ Nr.___ 6th Grade Class ___

Date: _________________________________________
Teacher__________ Enc. de Educao_____________
A-

Read the text, carefully!!!

Hello! Im Sheila McQueen and Im 15 years old. I was born in Manchester but now I live
in London with my parents. Im a student and I have a part-time job too. Im a clothes
designer because I like modern clothes. My parents are also designers and I often help
them. My mum and dad design clothes for adults, but I design cool and funny teenage
clothes.
I work hard from Monday to Saturday but not on Sundays. I work in the morning before
school and in the afternoon after school. I usually finish work at six oclock and then I
do my homework in the evening. I really like my job. Its fun and I can earn about 50
for a good design.
Last August we were all in Paris, the capital of fashion. Our holiday in France was
great! The plane was on time, the hotel was quite big and my bedroom was nice and
comfortable. There was a lovely garden in front of the hotel. The weather was
excellent and the food was fantastic!
Im in my bedroom now. Im looking at some fashion magazines because Im preparing
my next summer collection.

B Are the sentences True or False? Correct the false ones.

1. Sheila was born in Manchester. ___

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2. She has a part-time job. ____ ____________________________________________________________________________

3. She works on Wednesdays. ___ ____________________________________________________________________________
4. The plane to Paris was late. ____ ___________________________________________________________________________
5. There was a lovely garden behind the hotel. ____ _______________________________________________________________
6. At the moment Sheila is looking at sports magazines. ____ ________________________________________________________

C Answer these questions about the text. Write complete sentences.

1.

How old is Sheila?

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2.

Where does she live?

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3.

Is her father a designer?

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4.

When does she work?

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5.

What time does she finish work?

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6.

Does she like her job? Why?

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7.

What was the weather like in Paris?

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8.

What is she doing now?

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D Now ask suitable questions to Sheilas answers.

1. _______________________________________________________________? Im from England.
2. _______________________________________________________________? Yes, I have got a dog.
3. _______________________________________________________________? Yes, I do! I love music!
4. _______________________________________________________________? My favourite sport is tennis.
5. _______________________________________________________________? Im reading a fashion magazine.
GRUPO II

A Write at least 8 words on each topic.

1.

Everyday activities ________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Sports ____________________________________________________________________________________________

B There is an odd word in each group of words. CIRCLE it.

1. Italy

German

2. second
3. son

first
wife

4. cupboard
5. wavy

England
three
friend

fridge
big

curly

Japan
third

cousin
cooker

cake

straight

C Choose the correct option.

1. I go to work ____ car.

a) at

2. Her birthday is ___ October.

b) by
a) on

3. What are they doing? _____________

4. ______________ is she?

c) on

a) Who

5. Whats ____________ first name?

b) at

d) in
c) in

d) to

a) Theyre siting.
b) When

a) he

c) How many
b) his

D Complete the short answers to each question.

1. Have you got a pet? Yes, ____________________.
2. Is that girl your friend? No, __________________.
3. Is there a pen on the desk? Yes, ______________.
4. Were you at school yesterday? No, ___________.
5. Was she late? Yes, ____________.

E Rewrite the sentences in the indicated forms.

b) They sitting.
d) What time

c) hes

d) she

c) Theyre sit.

d) Theyre sitting.

1.

She

has

got

bike.

Interrogative

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2.

My

brother

plays

the

piano.

Negative

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3.

Bob

and

Bill

work

on

Saturdays.

Interrogative

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4.

It

was

cold

yesterday.

Interrogative

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5.

The

children

are

studying.

Negative

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F Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs.

a) Bob 1. ______________(be) from Scotland but he 2. ______________(live) in Matosinhos. He 3. _______________(work) in
Porto. He 4. ____________(not go) to work by car. He 5. _______________(go) by bus.
b) At the moment Bob 6. ____________________(not work) because its Saturday. His friends 7.________________ (play) in the
park but he 8. _____________________________(read) an interesting book about animals.
c) Yesterday Bob and his girlfriend 9. ____________________(be) at home because the weather 10. ____________________(not
be) fine.
GRUPO III

Use the information in the factfile and write a text about Sherlock Holmes in the Past Simple. (50 60
words) USE WAS AND WERE!
FACTFILE
Name: Sherlock Holmes Physical appearance: tall / slim
Address: 221 Baker Street, London Date of birth: 1854
Country: England Nationality: English Job: Detective / famous
Best friend: Dr. Watson
First case: A Study in Scarlet
Favourite object: magnifying glass

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Prof. Nuno Martins